publications
Publications
Q & A With Sen. David Durenberger
14 Aug 2012 by Interview conducted and edited by Lisa Guyott. / No Comments
A flawed health care system will take more than mandates to recover; it will take consumer engagement
Hot Topics: Cool Talk
06 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A famous philosopher once said that it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
In this election season, voters are polarized by a host of emotionally charged issues that include same-sex marriage, threats to religious liberty, immigration, health-care reform, taxation, government spending and life issues such as contraception, abortion, embryo rights and stem cell research.
Bringing Catholic Social Thought to Business: The John A. Ryan Research Fellow Program
06 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
This past spring, the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought selected Brian Shapiro, associate professor of accounting, as its newest research fellow. The Research Fellow Program had been established to create opportunities for the Opus College of Business faculty to engage in scholarship and research on the relationship of Catholic social thought and business.
Raising the Bar: Dean Thomas Mengler Helped Build a Unique Law School Community
24 Jul 2012 by Thomas Mengler / No Comments
There is a long list of milestones marking the accomplishments of Dean and Ryan Chair in Law Thomas M. Mengler as he steps down to take the presidency at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The milestones are important, and have continued to build up the strong foundation of the School of Law, but what is remarkable is the depth of feeling that the community has for Mengler, or as he has become to so many simply one word, “Tom.”
Dean’s Message: Our Unfinished Mission
24 Jul 2012 by Thomas M. Mengler / No Comments
As I write this, I am completing my work at the School of Law and preparing for a new professional challenge. It has been an intense time. I have enjoyed the several opportunities to say goodbye to so many of you, friends who mean so much to me and my wife, Mona. Over the last few weeks, my colleagues and I have laughed again in remembering the many funny moments of the last 10 years.
Neil Hamilton Named Interim Dean of the School of Law
24 Jul 2012 by Staff / No Comments
Neil Hamilton, professor in the University of St. Thomas School of Law and founding director of its Thomas Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, has been named interim dean of the law school. He began the position in May with the departure of Thomas Mengler, who became president of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.
Learning the Law of Nonprofits by Launching New Organizations
24 Jul 2012 by Megan Lotz / No Comments
Alexandra Campion ’12, started the Center for Girls’ Leadership with help from Professor Scott Taylor’s course. Read about how other students helped their classmates launch new nonprofit organizations.
How Should the Law Deal With Organizing Efforts by Adjuncts at Religious Universities?
24 Jul 2012 by Susan Stabile / No Comments
The National Labor Relations Act gives employees the right to bargain collectively and the ability to file unfair labor practices charges with the NLRB. Professor Susan Stabile discusses the question: Should the NLRB exercise jurisdiction over religious colleges and universities?
An Angel in Africa
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Father Dennis Dease’s magnanimous involvement in Uganda reflects his commitment to the mission of the university
Waiting for Lightning to Strike in Kitembe
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Brian Osende ’10 B.S.M.E., ’11 M.S. returns to Uganda and brings light to his grandparents’ village for the first time
Up Front: A Life of Service
07 Jun 2012 by Fr. Dennis Dease / No Comments
My decision to retire next year didn’t exactly come as a surprise to many colleagues and friends who know where we are in pursuing significant milestones.
Reason for Hope
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
KAMPALA, UGANDA – The miracle workers are busy here these days.
In a former retail storefront on a rut-filled dirt road in Ndejje, a poverty-stricken area southeast of Kampala, the first Hope Medical Clinic opened in November 2007. The sign outside says “Eddwaliro,” Ugandan for “health care,” in bold red letters, and 40 to 50 people show up every month or treatment of malaria, typhoid fever and the flu.
Out of Africa
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Degrees in hand, Ugandan students seek to make an impact in our world
Home and Away
07 Jun 2012 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
Sisters Felista and Olivia Mpanga have found comfort and friendship in Minnesota
Trustee Profile: Mark Gregg
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Mark Gregg will never forget the lessons he learned at St. Thomas.
Interdisciplinary Studies: Creation and the New Cosmology
15 May 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Through the Eyes of Students: The Joint JD/CSMA Program
15 May 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A Partnership of Faith and Work: St. Stephen’s and the Latino Leadership Program
15 May 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Father Joncas and Dr. Naughton Deliver Major Lectures
15 May 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
2012 Commencement
14 May 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The Catholic Studies Department congratulates its fall and spring graduates and wishes them the best in their new careers and future endeavors.
In Imitation of Mary
14 May 2012 by Mother Mary Clare ’01 / No Comments
Mother Mary Clare ’01 didn’t come to the University of St. Thomas to major in Catholic Studies. She came to major in accounting. An older brother had attended St. Thomas and brought her to look at the campus. She knew that the school had a great business program and felt that it “fit the bill.” She was taking a step toward a far different future than the one she had planned.
